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The Independent
  • 1 year ago
East London flats had known issues, London Fire Brigade spokesperson confirmsSource: Sky News
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00:00To allow us to focus on the incident, we have declared a major incident.
00:06The building has a number of fire safety issues known to the London Fire Brigade.
00:12A full, simultaneous evacuation of the building was immediately carried out
00:18with a significant search and rescue operation which is still underway.
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